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Buying recycled products is another way to reduce waste. Recycled materials don’t use as many raw materials and natural resources. They also use less water and save energy. Recycled products also help keep the green recycling economy thriving.

Recycled content is used for many products:

office or school supplies (paper, pens and printing cartridges)

home supplies (paint, storage bins and garbage bags)

clothing or reusable bags made with plastic fibres

Choosing paper made from 100% recycled paper instead of trees uses 50% less water and energy - and it saves trees!

Challenge:

If you’re buying new products, choose something that is made of recycled materials. Aim for 100% post-consumer recycled content.

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Take the extra step:Write to a company that you buy from and ask them to include more recycled content in their products.

TEA’s Waste Free challenge is a project of the Toronto Environmental Alliance. The project is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario. The challenge is sponsored by CUPE Local 416, the union representing Toronto City workers who collect, sort, recycle and compost Toronto's residential waste.